Announcing a new Comic Book Story: Brother’s Keeper
I am proud to announce a new comic book story, Brother’s Keeper! This single-issue story will premiere at JewCE, the Jewish Comics convention in New York City Nov. 11-12! It’s also available for pre-order right now; copies will ship after the convention. The book is writ
Josh Reviews I’m Thinking of Ending Things
Charlie Kaufman is a fantastically talented writer; he came to prominence by writing Being John Malkovich, and he’s written some of my all-time favorite films, including Adaptation, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, and Confessions of a Dangerous Mind. Mr. Kaufman wrote a
News Around the Net!
I’m thrilled that the writers’ strike has been resolved with what looks like big wins for the union! Now I hope the actors strike can be resolved as well as that Hollywood can get back to work. Here’s an interesting run-down by The Hollywood Reporter of where thi
Josh Reviews Only Murders in the Building Season Three
One of the great TV pleasures of the last few years was the magical combination of Steve Martin, Martin Short, and Selena Gomez in Only Murders in the Building. In the show’s third season, the three amateur sleuths find themselves embroiled in the mystery of the death of star Ben
Josh Reviews Tetris
The film Tetris, available to watch on Apple TV+, tells the story of the efforts to market the video game Tetris for sale in the U.S. in the late eighties. The film focuses on game designer Henk Rogers, who first learns of Tetris when he sees a demonstration at a CES (Consumer Elect
Josh Reviews SmartLess: On the Road
SmartLess: On the Road is a six-episode documentary series on Apple TV+. We follow the hosts of the SmartLess podcast: Will Arnett, Jason Bateman, and Sean Hayes, as they take their podcast on the road for a series of live performances. The first half to two-thirds of each episode
Josh’s Thoughts on Star Wars: The Story in Music
This past week I had the pleasure of seeing Star Wars: The Story in Music, performed by the Boston Pops, conducted by Keith Lockhart. John Williams has had a long connection with the Boston Pops; he was their conductor from 1980 to 1983. In the years since, the Pops has often perf
Josh Reviews Ahsoka
The latest live-action Star Wars TV show on Disney+, Ahsoka, is set in the same timeline as The Mandalorian. We’re years after the fall of the Empire in Return of the Jedi, and also still years before the events of The Force Awakens and the sequel trilogy. Ahsoka picks up st
Josh Reviews Secret Invasion
Secret Invasion is the latest Marvel show on Disney+. In this six-episode series, a grizzled Nick Fury returns to the field in an attempt to stop a civil war between the shape-shifting Skrull aliens on Earth. At the end of Captain Marvel, set in 1995, Fury had discovered and befri
Revisiting Fletch and the Original Fletch Novel!
As a kid I loved the 1985 Fletch film starring Chevy Chase. There was a period in my life in which I didn’t think anything was funnier than that movie!! Recently I decided it was high time that I read the original Fletch novel, from 1974, written by Gregory Mcdonald. Mr. Mcd